Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” Should NOT be Played at Sporting Events
I went to the Dodger game last night. In the eighth inning, the Diamondvision prompted a fan sing-along to a piece of big-haired 80′s drek that I won’t call “rock”.
No, I don’t want to bring my kids to sing or hear MTV-raised “fans” who should know better sing
“A singer in a smoky room
The smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on”
within earshot of Vin Scully’s sage wisdom.
No, I don’t want to hear about loser skanks from “South Detroit” dreaming about “finding emotion” when I’m at Dodger Stadium. I don’t understand why the song is even popular in Detroit because it’s about seeking to LEAVE Detroit. But like most people too innumerate to understand that a trillion is a million million, most people really don’t think much about the songs they sing and their meaning.
Even more pathetically, the new inning starts before the chorus with the tiltle of the song and the only three words from the lyrics that might have anything to do with baseball, “don’t stop believin’” are sung. The song UTTERLY FAILS at even getting to the base of an inspiring crescendo to lift fan and player spirits.
Feh. I want to paraphrase Tom Hanks and scream “There’s no Journey in baseball!” At least there shouldn’t be.
Take a look at our “best baseball rally songs” and vote or add your own suggestion.
“Don’t Stop Believin’”
“Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)”
“We Are Family”
“Another One Bites the Dust”
“God Bless America”
“Dirty Water”
“Hava Nagila”
But it was great to see Joe Torre letting Chad Billingsley (who couldn’t buy a strike through nearly 80 pitches in the first 3 innings) find his groove, get two key hits to catalyze the offense and win the game against the first place Mets.
You’d have been proud of me responding to a jerk Dodger fan 3 rows behind me who was yelling in the first inning at the ump: “Some of us LEFT New York to get away from people like you.” I got laughs from everyone within earshot and the idiot cooled off quickly. Indeed, many of us New York expatriates have grown to love hearing Randy Newman’s “I Love LA” after a hometown win by the Dodgers, or that other LA team.
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